The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-12-16

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l4gifda loved and sung.
The boy about town ceases to exist efies |
the are 81 twenty-ihree. Some men pass this 4
''ponH aainorum" betwsen youth aud man
hood without being boys hbout 4own ut all. /
The bows pity thdm ms poor Ores lll'es, who 4
nave never known tire real spice % Lie. ihe /
boys themselves regard life as only SUCCESS
ful whom thoroughly sIieg-bpb tilen, eae
Enafs spice is another fnania mnatafd water Il
The place 10 geo the real, geDl8ne hoy IN 1
all his glory lh siit "a avenue q inc aites- /
noon. Arrayed ~ mh the penaplg pf hlH
proud clothes, With benUtifnl sll8is1tg boots, |
pointed ae pins, on his neal tic 5eet, with 4
his elbows bowed outward nt The c0grse an !
gle. With his bat, ctiried lie TIE 1ssyrisn /
monafehs on his brow and orange gloves
on lais hanfia, he awingB up she avenue e1-
l1ibiting the iateat importation in Nalks;
development IN . shgllt dip.iu the knees and
dFoup IN the shoulders ls The boz gfaEtsst
achievements In fact. i is the trad e-inark
81 boys about town. Let youfh.pt tender
let his Inuatache be ieinter than tho tirat
flush Of dawn, lei him have q whole ttena{se-
re Of heraldic falirp ge9nlbaiing 9n sne top
of his note paper, lot him have tlle iisiyleat
glance TO De found outside the fipny tribe,
let hiIn give the Erinp with the sBasnodic
sudslanness e . faah 81 lightning blit i
low sha1n, q wretched cory 81 thai rafulgerh
radiant, incomIarahle beingzstiie Eeal boy
B,ifi Is In The balls that The boy reaches
him then5.languids weary, 1ith heavy,
sdrooplnE lids and hnlr shining lake nia
Patant-leatheE pumps, he leapss agaIIllst Inc
eyes the buddinB beauties and hlnsFomed
balles, He has d friend To support lAm
through this weary evening, roeH, tinnpled,
gold chains emerge, vaniehiag dariay be-
meath his WaistcDHt and on whose fingers
CLEAN rings galore. a feIgnlitg beauty
Heating past them IN 2 mlste5 fulle, from
with . graceful sweep iute ller hnEe and
cleaning 6hOulderHs says hlnlly 70 ber pfikt-
ner:
Why those two pretty little boys ought
10 have besn in bed long ago
THE boss hear her, but they IeFer finch.
\ The soul ~ Q boy abopt tplEn nlliet F0er
above petty RllEiita-pe rhapg ln time he gets
used to them. They look after her with lazy
4 interest, aud one Says loudly. for even o boy
\ must have his revenge:
4 Used % be acoFlsinK fine girl bout i've
1 yearB ago"
/ Presently, In Q crowd Of black eoais and
1 obsequious bOWing heads, pdpulaT married
4 belle drifts into EieW--a Jolly, dainty little
laaE, win stt44y blonde hislf, 3 pliapaI ssilsg
ass isi q bang. Eitlier ta6 strong con trasf Il
A her eyebrows and hair, OK the bird ltke mo-
| lions Of her head, recall q Famous opera
4 botIfIe SINGER. She 70 very sigaeiausi has d
i very small waist and reputation
1for gaying gay little things ID q
gey Itile Way extremely f ~
4 Tommy loveea lord IL is a married belle who
/ IS the fashion. he married belle likes llnlt
i too in her artleHs little Japanese way, and
4 sometimes she lakes him up with the III
/ terror design OF dropping him down o. coon
\ as she can get something better. Popular
I favor, as she knows, g NOT eternal and q
/ boy about town in the hand Is worth a, dozen
linen about town ID tie bush. She agroes
with the seer that a live dog ID bstteT than q
dead lion. But II the Lon happaHs to l5e alive
If ls aEl exceed iIg W eold thg foE the aoa.
f3at4s into her notice he finds tbs atmosphere
Rretie He tries to push his Way between
the surrounding men, but they splaellly
out Then he goes round the phalanE and
Fl finds himeelG elese to The lady, Hhe. however,
has her back turned toward Inn. as che
doesn't see him and goes Oh taking HecaD
4 see the long black < loves dfaEp no over her
Fl plump pink arms, the dear little ieathary
II eurls which turn down on the nape Of her
III loose oFifnued hair drawn M into Shining
egila OH top 81 her head with d Gnn at mar
about feathers yet bawitehiuly an one .sde.
AZ she pansee he says softlg, in biz best and
4 dr5Rsiest manner:
II Good evening, Mrs. MATab04st; charmed
10 see yau. Can't I have q dance ~
glaneing a him over her ahopldsr with
iooki % you know, Pm sSfiils5 thirsty. md
t.knoE. ,goulTe dging h get mo glass oi
4 AIl Tia saFToanding inen Iaugh wicledly,
;, and the eIlanInsr laughs up into their faces
d with tilted chin end sparkling sgae.
II reVenRes himheE LIE Tic Lads tn tEe HtoSs,,
Hho, when she had been Enabtled by 3gss
Jones, sYened tlse score bg snabhing llrs-
4 Blown The boy looks Tor q victim on whom
,iiie vent ZIG Ses9la ef be- spleela. he ilndi
Z Jroering green spikes q palm, yaenln9
behapd her fan alsd folio7gips fhs Tying
ithiag = her speesaRt attitnde, apa ekpIss.
tile aaefiics which reeoasnleslds boz g iisl
I boy. She ID a hnd AZ Tie gear
whose biossopinR has not ,e8ii psilliant.
Things which make Fhe other gsf aucefsaes-
gil. whose nodeatlY-cl geHn nlidNs fggg
eqilAr-bi3nes " stand confessed ~ az {1ell
Ate WHOSE tiAltl Ntille ffi as ~ ~.
vide iof t1enl as 2 boy y treltsels n1e f9r M
legs. AZ Rhe secs the boz nearing nef fhg
looks alltirlnglg a mn, re tlaF e ~ nei
eyes ne pag ora y q Ael sas.e
lslguia gfestlnes ADO slnks AItp r epass.
HE mslinet IL allite dii!ateFt q pat ltt
oHlg tired tllen: nov Ae d besed
lsnss q y iofeiy Dance Ass sse' FaHa
si2giRtltlgs
9h Sss. Hassing hishanag saari s. ogal
bane5
Re gisls look lqyalEs don't shsy
And sssl ioors lilst dsli l.tillli sn's isls
just then 10 han gll{y se;iSIfs 10 cFushei
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